Prehistory of populist constitutionalism: Difference between revisions
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<blockquote>''[Ε]ἶναι αἵρεσις νὰ λέτε μέσα εἰς ἕνα Πολιτικὸν Σῶμα ὅτι ὁ καθηγητὴς τοῦ Πανεπιστημίου ἠμπορεῖ νὰ ἔχῃ τὴν ἐγκυροτέραν γνώμην εἰς ἕνα ζήτημα ἀπὸ ὅλους.''<ref>''Εφημερίς των Συζητήσεων της Γερουσίας'', Σύνοδος Γ’ (1930-1931), Συνεδρίαση 40η [Gazette of the Greek Senate Debates, 3rd Meeting (1930-1931), 40th Session, 05.03.1931], pp. 461-462.</ref></blockquote>
Translation:
<blockquote>''It is heresy to say before a Political Body that the university professor can give the most authoritative opinion on an issue than everyone else.''<ref>The translation is by the author.</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>''Θὰ ἐκύτταζα [...] νὰ καταργήσω τὴν ἕδραν τοῦ Συνταγματικοῦ Δικαίου διὰ νὰ ἀποτρέψω τὸν κίνδυνον [...] νὰ ἐξαρτᾶται ἡ πολιτικὴ ζωὴ τῆς Χώρας ἀπὸ τὴν γνώμην ἑνὸς καθηγητοῦ, σοφοῦ ὅσον θέλετε.''<ref>''Εφημερίς των Συζητήσεων της Γερουσίας'', Σύνοδος Γ’ (1930-1931), Συνεδρίαση 40η [Gazette of the Greek Senate Debates, 3rd Meeting (1930-1931), 40th Session, 05.03.1931], pp. 475-476.</ref></blockquote>
Translation:
<blockquote>''I would rather [...] abolish the chair of Constitutional Law in order to prevent the danger [...] of having the political life of the Country depending on the opinion of one professor, however wise he may be.''<ref>The translation is by the author.</ref></blockquote>
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